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UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

nnnmnann POLLMILLER, OF EDDYVILLE, IOWA, nssrenon or ONE-HALF T O JAMESB. BIOKFORD, or SAME PLACE.

WASHING- sPncIPIcA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,949,dated April 29, 1884-.

I Application filed September 4, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it mxty concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND POLLMILL- ER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Eddyville, in the county of \Vapello and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVashingMachines; and'I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedwashing machine. Fig. 2 is a plan or top View of the same. Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view through line 00 a; in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is asection on an enlarged scale through line y y in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to certain improvements upon thewashing-maehine for which Letters Patent of the United States No.274,140 were issued to me on the 20th day of March, 1883; and the saidimprovements relate to an improved driving-gear for the machine.

The nature of my said improvements will be fully understood by referenceto the drawings hereto attached, in which A represents the tub orsuds-box of the machine, B'the movable rubber, and C the concave againstwhich the rubber works. The shaft of the rotary reciprocating rubber Bhas a pinion, D, which meshes with thecogs F of the drivewheel E, saidwheel being provided. with another set of cogs, G, which project fromthe face of the wheel at right angles to the 40 cogs F. H is a shortshaft fixed in one side of the machine, upon which the drive-wheel 'E isjournaled; and J is the'handle, which is pivoted upon the same shaftbetweenwheel 'E and the washer I. This handle J has a slot,iK, adaptedto fit or engage any one of the outwardly-projecting cogsvor teeth G,and

it is held in engagement with the wheel E by means of the spring L,placed upon the bent end of an arm, M, the inner end of which works uponshaft H between the machine and the drive-wheel, while its outer bentend is inserted through a slot, K, in the handle or lever J. From thisit will be seen that if it is desired to change or shift the position ofthe handle or lever J in relation to the drivewheel all that isnecessary is to pull the handle outward from the machine, so as tocompress the spring L, which releases the slot K in the lever from thetooth or cog G, with which it is engaged, so that the handle may beshifted to any other position upon the drivewheel, and fi'xed in placethereonafter slot K has been placed opposite to the appropriate tooth bysimply letting go of the free end of the handle, when spring L willforce it into engagement with the appropriate tooth of the drive-Wheel.By this construction and arrangement the handle may be shifted to anydesired positionfor operating the machine, as may be found desirable bythe person using it, and this can be done ina moment of time and withoutin any manner affecting the operation of the machine. In my Patent No.274,140 the concave is supported below the rotary reciprocating rubberby rods, the upper ends of which are fastened in springs resting uponthe side pieces of the tub; but by my present improvement I. support theends of the concave in curved arms N, which are pivoted atone end uponbolts 0, inserted into the suds-box, while the free ends of the arms areconnected by coiled springs Q to cleats P, which are fastened on theinside of the suds-box. By this construction the concave is less liableto become displaced than by the construction shown in my patent abovereferred to, and I also obviate the disadvantages resulting from springsprojecting above the suds-box over the arms.

Having thus described my invention,I'claim 0 and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of the shaft H,the drivewheel E, journaled upon said shaft, and having a double set ofcogs, F and G, set at right 9 5 angles to one another, lever or handleJ, slotted at K and K, bent arm M, projecting with its free end throughslot K, and spring L, constructed and combined substantially as and forthe purpose shown and set forth. 10o

2. The combination of the suds-box A, ro-l In testimony that I claim theforegoing as 10 tary reciprocating rubber 13, having pinion my own Ihave hereunto affixed my signature D, shaft or pintle H, drive-wheel E,hevinga in presence of two witnesses. double set ofcogs, F and G, set atright angles 5 to one another, lever-handle J, slotted at K FERDINANDPOLLMILLER.

and K, bent arm M, projecting with its free end through slot K, andspring L, all 0011- \Vitnesses: strueted and combined substantially asand H. E. BOYD, for the purpose shown and set forth. J B. BICKFORD.

